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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Assistant Director of Nursing, NS72 Med/Surgery. The successful candidate will:

• Provide the supervision, guidance and evaluation to nursing personnel.
• Function as consultant to staff in the management of emergent patient care or staff problems.
• Serve as a point of contact for ancillary departments in the provision and evaluation of direct services to patient care units.
• Function as liaisons with medical faculty and community physicians in matters pertaining to clinical practice.
• Be responsible for staffing decisions and evaluation of nursing personnel.
• Interpret hospital policies and procedures to staff; applies policies consistently and fairly.
• Communicate with the Associate Nursing Directors in the follow-up of identified problems.
• Assist in the preparation and monitoring of the nursing budget.
• As off-shift nursing administrator, function as the representative of hospital administration in such matters as coordinating disasters, handing the media, resolving visitor/patient problems.
• Maintain and evaluate Quality Assurance activities and utilizes the results of these monitoring activities to initiate corrective actions and continuing education and skill development of the staff.
• Adjust the staffing patterns to reflect the changes in patient acuity levels.
• Communicate with the Nursing Directors in the follow-up of identified problems.
• Promote the strategic plans of the Hospital and department of nursing.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

Required Qualifications:

• New York State Registered Nurse License.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• 5+ years of post-license experience to include 3 years in specialty and 2 years management/supervisory experience.
• Or education, training and/or experience equivalent to above.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; 8:00am to 4:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu